Lock Translation

fasten shut with a lock; confine by means of a lock; make immovable, fix in place; intertwine, link firmly together; move through a lock or locks (of a vessel); be fastened shut; become immobile; be held in place fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device; water transport, section of a waterway which is closed off by gates at either end; device in a firearm which explodes the charge; wrestling hold; secure grip; portion of hair, curl of hair

lock\lock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. locked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. locking.]1. to fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.2. to prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.3. to fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.4. to link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms. " lock hand in hand."5. (canals) to furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.6. (fencing) to seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.lock \lock\ (?), n. [as. locc; akin to d. lok, g. locke, ohg. loc, icel. lokkr, and perh. to gr. &?; to bend, twist.] a tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair. these gray locks, the pursuivants of death.lock \lock\, n. [as. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the fastening of a door, fr. l&umacr;can to lock, fasten; akin to os. l&umacr;kan (in comp.), d. luiken, ohg. l&umacr;hhan, icel. l&?;ka, goth. l&umacr;kan (in comp.); cf. skr. ruj to break. cf. locket.] 1. anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened.2. a fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable. albemarle street closed by a lock of carriages.3. a place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.4. the barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.5. an inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.6. that part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.7. a device for keeping a wheel from turning.8. a grapple in wrestling.

Where European locks have not been introduced, the locks of eastern houses are usually of wood, and consist of a partly hollow bolt from fourteen inches to two feet long for external doors or gates, or from seven to nine inches for interior doors. The bold passes through a groove in a piece attached to the door into a socket in the door-post.

Used in the context of general equities. Make a market both ways (bid and offer) either on the bid, offering, or an in between price only. Locking on the offering is done to attract a seller, since the trader is willing to pay (and ask) the offering side when others only ask it. Locking on the bid side attracts buyers for similar reasons. Typically, sell side requires a plus tick to comply with short sale rules.

A restriction on access to a resource in a multiuser environment. SQL Server locks users out of a specific row, column, or file automatically to maintain security or prevent concurrent data modification problems.

Fermentation lock, a device in beer and wine making that allows carbon dioxide to escape while not allowing air to enter

Lock, a number of grappling holds in wrestling, judo and other martial arts, e.g. armlock, leglock

Rope lock, a device used in theater fly systems

Lock (Waltz), a dance figure

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The suffix -lock in Modern English survives only in . It descends from Old English -lác which was more productive, carrying a meaning of "action or proceeding, state of being, practice, ritual". As a noun, Old English lác means "play, sport", deriving from an earlier meaning of "sacrificial ritual or hymn" (Proto-Germanic *laikaz). A putative term for a "hymn to the gods" (*ansu-laikaz) in early Germanic paganism is attested only as a personal name, Oslac.

To dream of a lock, denotes bewilderment. If the lock works at your command, or efforts, you will discover that some person is working you injury. If you are in love, you will find means to aid you in overcoming a rival; you will also make a prosperous journey.

If the lock resists your efforts, you will be derided and scorned in love and perilous voyages will bring to you no benefit.

To put a lock upon your fiance'e's neck and arm, foretells that you are distrustful of her fidelity, but future episodes will disabuse your mind of doubt.

- Variable in class java.io.Reader protected Object lockThe object used to synchronize operations on this stream. For efficiency, a character-stream object may use an object other than itself to protect critical sections. A subclass should therefore use the object in this field rather than this or a synchronized method. - Variable in class java.io.Writer protected Object lockThe object used to synchronize operations on this stream. For efficiency, a character-stream object may use an object other than itself to protect critical sections. A subclass should therefore use the object in this field rather than this or a synchronized method.

(v. t.)
To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him. (v. t.)
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc. (v. t.)
To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms. (v. t.)
To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock. (v. t.)
To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc. (v. t.)
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast. (v. i.)
To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close. (n.)
The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal. (n.)
That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc. (n.)
Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened. (n.)
An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock. (n.)
A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair. (n.)
A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock. (n.)
A grapple in wrestling. (n.)
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable. (n.)
A device for keeping a wheel from turning.

The Hebrews usually secured their doors by bars of wood or iron (Isa. 45:2; 1 Kings 4:3). These were the locks originally used, and were opened and shut by large keys applied through an opening in the outside (Judg. 3:24). (See KEY.) Lock of hair (Judg. 16:13, 19; Ezek. 8:3; Num. 6:5, etc.).

v.t.: a lăsa afară, a nu lăsa să intre "Father threatened to lock us out if we didn't get back from the party before midnight." (Cowie & Mackin, Op. cit.)v.t.: a încuia, a ţine sub cheie, a ţine la loc sigur. "The crib was the only place on the farm where anything could be locked up and found intact later." (E. Caldwell, Tobacco Road) "Think of being locked up in a looney bin all one's life." (E. Waugh, Mr. Loveday's Little Outing)